Rodney J. and Noreen E. Blonien - Page 8




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          partnership:  “It is with a great deal of reluctance that I, this           
          date, tender my resignation as a partner in the firm of Finley              
          Kumble”.  Mr. Blonien subsequently joined the law firm of Whitman           
          & Ransom, along with former Finley Kumble partners Governor Carey           
          and Jim Normile and other members of the public finance                     
          department of Finley Kumble.                                                
               Mr. Blonien received more than $64,000 in draws from Finley            
          Kumble in 1987.3  Petitioners did not report receiving wages from           
          Finley Kumble on their Form 1040, U.S. Individual Income Tax                
          Return, for 1987.  Instead, petitioners reported Mr. Blonien’s              
          distributive share of partnership income from Finley Kumble on              
          Schedule E, Supplemental Income and Loss, in the amount of only             
          $15,310.  Petitioners did not file with their 1987 return Form              
          8082, Notice of Inconsistent Treatment or Administrative                    
          Adjustment Request, with respect to Finley Kumble, or otherwise             


               3Mr. Blonien testified that he received draws of                       
          approximately $8,000 per month.  The formal offer letter dated              
          Mar. 4, 1987, which Mr. Blonien claims he did not receive until             
          months later, indicates draws of $8,750 per month beginning Apr.            
          1, 1987.  Mr. Blonien testified that the offer letter set forth             
          the terms of his agreement with Finley Kumble.  Yet he also                 
          testified that he thought his compensation was only about $8,000            
          per month.  The parties did not offer conclusive evidence of the            
          exact amount Mr. Blonien received from Finley Kumble in 1987.               
          Presumably, Mr. Blonien received these draws from April through             
          at least November 1987 (8 months).  The terms of the offer letter           
          suggest that Mr. Blonien likely received at least $70,000 in                
          distributions from Finley Kumble during 1987.  In any event, Mr.            
          Blonien received substantially more money from Finley Kumble in             
          1987 than petitioners reported as income on their Federal income            
          tax returns.                                                                





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